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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please do not reply to the etree contact: Janet Huseby jhuseby@pacbell.net</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All incoming 9<sup>th</sup> grade students have been placed in 9<sup>th</sup> grade math. This is a holding position. In order to determine a student’s actual Math placement, they must take a math placement test and we are asking their current math teachers to make a teacher recommendation. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>1. On <b>Tuesday, April 19</b> and <b>Wednesday, April 20</b> Berkeley High will be offering the Math Placement test. The test will be held at Longfellow, King and Willard. For New-to-BUSD students, who are on Spring Break that week or are experiencing other conflicts, there will be two makeup tests on <b>Monday, April 11</b> and <b>Tuesday, April 12</b>. Please note, the makeup test will be held the week <b><i>before</i></b> the regular test and it will be held in the Berkeley High Library—a change of venue. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>2. Current BUSD students will take the regular math placement test during their regular math class. If they want to try for honors they will also need to take the Honors test which is offered afterschool. Their teachers should be able to tell them in which classroom the test will be offered. April 19 the test will be given at Longfellow; April 20 the test will be given at King and Willard.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>3. New-to-BUSD students. We expect most New-to-BUSD students will report to either Longfellow School at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19 or King or Willard at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20. The Front Office at the middle schools will direct you to the test location. If you cannot make either of those days, please report to the Berkeley High School library at 3:45 on Monday, April 11 or Tuesday, April 12 where a makeup test will be offered. Where ever you take the test, it is not necessary to sign up ahead of time, just come, pencil in hand. All students will first take the regular math placement tests. Students interested in taking an Honors math class will stay for a second test. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>4. Teacher recommendation . Current BHS 8<sup>th</sup> grade math teachers will make placement recommendations through the BUSD. For New-to-BUSD Berkeley High School is planning on creating a short online questionnaire for current math teachers of 8<sup>th</sup> grade students asking for math placement recommendations. The online survey will be up by the end of April if not before. We will announce the address as soon as it is available both by posting on our etree and contacting a list we have of Independent Schools. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Math Placement:<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Math Criteria:<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Honors Math Algebra 2 & IMP 3:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 8<sup>th</sup> grade Geometry grade<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Honors Algebra 2 placement test <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Teacher recommendation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Honors Geometry:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 8<sup>th</sup> grade Geometry grade OR <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 8<sup>th</sup> grade Honors Algebra 1 or Algebra 1 grade AND<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Honors Geometry placement test<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Teacher recommendation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Geometry or IMP 2<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Completion of Algebra 1 in the 8<sup>th</sup> grade AND<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 9<sup>th</sup> grade placement test<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Algebra 1 or IMP1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 9<sup>th</sup> grade placement test<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Teacher recommendation <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>NOTE: Parents who would like to discuss the school’s recommendation for math placement may meet with the Math Placement Team in May and June.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Placement Test</u>—<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>April 19<sup>th</sup>, Longfellow Middle School, 3:00-5:00pm, OR<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> April 20<sup>th</sup>, King Middle School and Willard Middle School, 2:00-4:00pm, OR<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>April 11<sup>th</sup> and 12<sup>th</sup>, Berkeley High School, (BHS Library), 3:45-5:45pm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>World Language Placement:<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>World Language Criteria:<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Non-BUSD students must take the district developed assessment test to determine placement if they want to take a higher than beginning level course. BUSD students will be placed based on the assessment test given in their classroom and the grade they earned in a previous language course. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>Placement Test:<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>Saturday, April 23, Berkeley High School, (Portable 4), 10:00am<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>OR<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>Wednesday, August 23, Berkeley High School, (Portable 4), 10:00am <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Janet Huseby<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>BHS Volunteer Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>jhuseby@pacbell.net<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>